Fairly diverse week as far as assignments go. Did everything from a river tour, more on that in a few weeks, checked out a local air show, toured area artist studios and watched as 4-H Club kids prepared for the annual Coconino County Fair.
- Charlee Kosterman, 4, left, and Sean Fuller, 5, right cover their ears as a US Marine Corps SuperCobra helicopter prepares to take off during the Thunder Over Flagstaff air show at Flagstaff’s Pulliam Airport Saturday morning.
- A Great Blue Heron stands in a shallow pool along the Verde River near Clarkdale, Ariz. Friday afternoon.
- Marybeth Jones, 9, left, takes a break from sweeping the 4-H Club poultry barn at the county fairgrounds with her sister Lillyanne Jones, 11, while their mother Christie Jones, right, looks on.
- Tandy Drye, right, and Lydia Peterson, left, work to clean the windows of one of the many 4-H Club animal barns ahead of the Coconino County Fair.
- Shayla Maclin, 17, uses a pressure washer to clean pens at the county fairgrounds that will hold goats she and other 4-H club members have raised. The Coconino County Fair will is scheduled for September 4-6 at Fort Tuthill County Park.
- Local jewelry maker Billy Bob Vaughan stands with some of his creations at his home during the annual Flagstaff Open Studios Saturday.
- Alma Angelina Aispuro spins a pot on a pottery wheel in her home studio during the 18th annual Flagstaff Open Studios Saturday afternoon. During the two day event, which continues Sunday, many area artists open their studios and homes to the public offering demonstrations and selling their art.